Build an understanding of the values and the opportunities for group approaches, the challenges and the methods to meet them. followed by a proposed plan for a group, and a discussion of the actual or the anticipated beginning stage of development.

1.  Identify and briefly describe a population that you are working with in field that could benefit from a group-based intervention. (1 paragraph, approx. 1/2 page)

2. Using at least two different readings from the course syllabus*, what are three key values or benefits of using a group approach with this population? (1 page)

3. Using at least one reading from the course syllabus on models/theories of group practice*, what type of group approach do you propose? (1 paragraph, approx. 1/2 page)

4. Using at least three different readings from the course syllabus*, what are key challenges or obstacles to group interventions with this population?  How would you address each of these challenges? (2 pages max.)

A. In the agency context?

B. In the community context?

C. In the client context?

5. Using the Wayne & Cohen Planning Guide for Social Work Groups** format; discuss your actual or proposed group in relation to each of the 8 headings. (2 - 3 pages)

6. Discuss your plans for an initial group session or describe how you conducted the first session. What are/were your goals for these initial sessions?  Anticipated statements and anticipated reactions. (1 - 2 pages)

7. Based on the skills described in the AASWG Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups, discuss three skills you used, or expect to use in the beginning stage of the group. (1 page)

8. What is your critique of your work? How might you have proceeded differently?  If you are referring to a group that has not met, what challenges do you anticipate and how would you address them? 


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